Wonderful distraction – off topic
Jan 17th, 2008 | By Chuck | Category: Pointless Posts, Public ServiceThis is an off topic post but well worth it in my opinion.
The Library of Congress has published more than 3000 photos to Flickr. One reason behind publishing the photos is to encourage Flickr users to comment on and tag the photos thus improving the bibliographic records of the images.
I think this is awesome stuff!
There are currently two sets, 1930s-40s in color and News in the 1910s. The quality of these photos, and their preservation, is beyond impressive. Go ahead and check it out! Just make sure you’ve got at least an hour to poke around. You’ll need it.
Below are just a few of the photos that made me pause.
- Library of Congress blog post (yea, they have a blog)
- Flickr post
WOW! What an awesome project. I will be posting this on my site too. I encourage everyone to get the word out!!
PG’s last blog post..45 Minutes Was Nothing!
Wow, great stuff. that first one you posted is wonderful a real frozen moment.
I’ll be checking these out, thanks.
Xbox4NappyRash’s last blog post..Your Cup Runneth Over
Wow. I’ll be back there to poke around, but what I initially saw was not only intriguing, but of excellent photographic quality! Thanks for posting this, Chuck.
Secret Agent Mama’s last blog post..Project 365 (146/365)
Why did it take me so long to find you guys???
I will SO be back.
Mr Lady’s last blog post..Lame-O
Wait – they made people in color back then??
BuzzeeDad’s last blog post..Annoucement: Weekend Blog Hoppers Kicks Off
That is a cool project… Will have to check that out. Great site guys… Just doing a little blog hopping and offering up some virtual drinks…
Great photos… thanks for sharing.
Etcetera (Blog Hopper)
Tara R.’s last blog post..Blog-warming meme
Now those are some quality photos, what an incredible idea and kudos to you for posting about it. Good job!
General Nonsense aka cardiogirl’s last blog post..What’d she say?
Wow! What an amazing find. Thanks for sharing it.
bmgmom’s last blog post..What Did Paula Do Before American Idol?
Wow. Off-topic, but so worth it. Thanks for the tip!